West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-06-09

Everything new and the best OF ac-
commodations offered the travelling
public.
David Senseman, formerly q resi-.
dent OF Rowlesburg, came near being
drowned in the Ohio river at Parkers-
burg last Saturday evening. He was
out on the river canoeing and his ca.
noe upset.
The latest 10 receive pensions in
this county are GCorge Chichester, of
Lyon district. and Mrs. Messenger,
of Portland district. The former re-
ceived about $1,000 and the latter
about $500
The body of Hulings, who was
drowned in the river below Albrights.
vile, has never been found. The
body is probably in some pile OF
drift-wood, or on the bottom covered
with sediment.
Is there TO be nothing out OF the
general order OF things going on here
on the glorious Fourth Even a
Sunday.school picnic would break
the monOtony. Can't we have some.
thing of the sort2
Mrs. Elliot. is a decided success in
developing the musical talent Of the
large class she is teaching. There is
no one in this section who under.
stands music and the art OF teaching
better than she does.
A match game OF base ball Was
played at Mt, Lake on Saturday be.
tween the younger players of Terra
Alta and Oakland, which resulted in
a victory for the Terra Alta boys in
a score of 80 to Is.
Miss Edith Chipperfeld, Of Wood
county. was drowned in the Ohio
river on Decoration day. She and
four others were crossing the river
and their skifT was capsized. The
other parties were saved.
Some sneak.thief entered Worley's
new building last night and stole a
book rack valued at about ten dol.
lars, Mr. Worley, we hear, has an
idea who the thief is and he had bet.
ter return the rack at once.
HUFF, who escaped from the Jail
here last week, has not yet been
caught. 1t is supposed he is lodging
about among his friends over on the
mountain. he Was coOped for steal
ing bacon and buckwheat,
Collector McGraw has received
orders from the Secretary OF the
Treasury to remove the Internal Rev
enue Office to one Of the Government
buildings within the State. Wheel.
ng OF Parkersburg will get it.
There was an unmistakable same.
ness in some OF the local and per-
soual matter which appeared in the
ARGUS and Journal last week. The
ARGUS went to press early Thursday
morning, and the Journal went TO
press about noon.
We are informed by several Of our
farmer friends that the prospect for q
big wheat crop in this county has not
been as favorable for many years as
it is at this time. Corn is in great
danger from cutworms, although the
present outlook is good.
Natural gas has been struck at Lc-
gan, Ohio, on q lot adjoining the prop.
erty owned by Bud Wardwell, OF this
place. Wardwell sold his property
only short time ago. Had he held
il until now he would have received
nearly double what he did for it.
Over across the ] ne in Fayctte
county, Pa, two attempts at murder
were committed last week. A man
in Connelsville tried to kill his wife,
and Moses Carr tried IN kill young
man by the name of Nelson by shoot
ing him. Fayette is becoming noto-
rious for lawlessness.
w. G.. MeneRr missed hne horse
last Thursday morning and At once
started ON the trail OF it. lie found
the horse near TunneltOn. lie thinks
it had been stolen, and that he was
in such hot pursuit that the thief or
thieves turned II loose for fear Of be.
Dg Overtaken.
WIN. p. TotteD, Of Oakland, has
become mentally deFanged, His
phvaioians sav his allment Ia brain